Railway-tie.



W. F. ROOT.

I RAILWAY TIE, APPLICATION ELLED MAR. \1, 917- Patented Ndv. 6, 1917.

wALLAcn r. 3001, or GUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO.

Toall 'uihom it may conce mi x Be itknown that I, 'I/VALLAonF. Roo'r, a

' citizen of the United States, .and resident of Cuyahoga Falls, inthecountybf. Summit and State of Ohio, have invented Certain new anduseful Improvements iii-Railway- Ties, of which the following isajxspecification. f

This invention relates to new a-nd useful improvements in ties, and moreparticularly a railway tie that is adapted to be disposed rallty ofopenings 5 therein, that are dis- .transverselybeneath a pairofl-ongitudinally extending rails, the said tie beingformed of steel,and if desired'the steel being embedded in concrete, and means wherebythe rails are securely fixed to the upper edge of said tie. This form oftie forms a-veryfstrong; and eflicientrail holder, and also may be,quickly 1 detached from the rail, when it is desired to remove the same.I

Anotherobjec't of the inventlon is to provide a device of this characterwhich iseasily and simply constructed,j inexpensive. to 7 -.,.and1;7,the slot 7 extending longitudinally manufacture, and one which will bevery ellicient in operation.

WVith these and numerous other objects in view my invention consists ofthe novel features of construction combination and arrangement of partswhichwill' be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out inthe specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portlon of the tie showing the railapplied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the tie;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a portion of the tie showing one of theopenings therein; and V Fig. 41 is a detailed perspective of one of thelocking blocks employed to holdthe rail in position. I

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views. It will be understood that my new and improvedrailway tie may be used as an all metal tie or the metal may be embeddedin a concrete body if desired. In Fig. 1 of the drawings I have shownthe tie partially embedded in concrete 1, the same being partly'brokenaway to illustrate the means of attaching the upper edge of the tie 2 toa rail.

My new and improved tie proper, comprises a channeled U-beam 2, which isformed of metal, and when the tie is used with a p 7 Speeilicat'ion ofLetters Patent. Application filed March 17, 1917. Serial No. 155,51 7.

for that extends longitudinally ofsaid body. The beam ;2 is positionedupright, having one $1616 3 thereof whichis designated the lower. sideresting on the ground when i the PatentedNov.6, ism.

. concret'ebody, saidibeam forms acore there I I tie is used as an all'metal tie,iwh ile-the upper side sis disposed transversely beneath V apair of longitudinallyextendingrails,andv

is connected therewith ina mannergto be hereinafter more fullydescribed.vThe upper side 4; of the-beam 2 is provided with" pluposed adjacent theedges ofthe base portions 6 of the railsthat are disposed transverselyor across the said tie. v These openings ,5, in

the upper side, of the, beam are; substan" tially alike, and for thesake .of brevity .I

will onlyspecifically,-describeone of the same. This also applies to theattaching means that ,are associated therewith, and

portions of the 'rail.

The opening-.5 .is formed of cross .slots 6 along the upper side of thetie, while the slot 6 extends transversely across the same.

'which "connect ,with the edgesyofthe. web '7 The slot 6 is wider thanthe slot 7 and-the said slot 7 crosses the same adjacent its outer endas clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. One side of the. slot 6extends obliquely.- I

Adapted to be positionedthrou'gh the opening 5 in the upper side of thebeam is a block 8 which is formed with notches 9 and 10 in its oppositeedges and which has a portion of the upper surface thereof inclined- 1sshown at 11. Then the rails are positioned on the upper side of thebeam, the edges thereof will be disposed adjacent said openings, and theblock 8 is inserted through said opening, the said block beingpositioned through the opening in the slot 7, and then turned until itis positioned obliquely within the slot 6 in said opening. 7

In position the notch 9 will engage the edges of the web portion of therail with the flange of the tie'while the notch 10 will engage theopposite side of the slot 6.

To securely lock the block 8 into engaged position, there isprovided awedge locking key 12, that is adapted to be driven between oneside ofthe block, and the adjacent edge of the opening 5, in this instancecomprising the adjacent edgeof the slot 6. In Fig. of the drawing Ihaveclearly shown the application of the wedge to the block, and it tie, andthe block and Wedge keys are associated therewith, the fbase portn ns ofthe rail Will be securely locked to said tie. If desired the beam -Whichdorms the unain support of thetiewi-ll operateWithout ihe use ofthesame.By the use of; blccks'and Wedges of this character," the "T3115; uuay bequiclgly disengaged from the tiewhen it is desired to replace the same.

From the fore oing-description of :the

-oonstructionand operation of my-neW and improved railway tie,the'manner oi aplying I the same to use' andOPQTEIHOII i5l1B16'OfW1ll'be20' readilyunderstood, and it will be seen that IhaVe provldedasimple-and eificientdneans for carrying=out-the -objects ofthis iii-Yen"tion. V

Having ftilly described my invention whatjl claim asnew; and desire tosecure by 1 Letters 'Patent, is

1. A device or I the class described coinprising-an upright-channeledbeam adapted to be disposed -transve-rsely beneatha pair oflongitudinally extending rails, blocks insertible through the upper sideof said beam and adapted to engage the edges of said rails, means tolock saidblocks in position, and a plastic composition surrounding saidbeam.

"'QIIn a device of the class described comprising an upright U-beamadapted to be disposed transversely beneath a "pair of;longitudinallyri-extending rails, the upper side of said beam havingopenings formed of crossed slots-thereinadjacent the. edges of the ITail, blocks having notched c. edges I adapted :to be POSitlOIlBCli-llfl:said openings dongitudinally with respect ;to'ithex ra ils and to'beturned atrightsangles whereby .the

notches engage the edges of said I'ziilr and the embedded therein:eomprisinman upright libeam havin a 'pair :of railsrr-estingnon its lupper side; lookslpositioned T ;through said 'u p per l side i of saidbeanrand engagingathe edges of the rail, and means for i looking.v saidbldcks in :positiontoesecurely fasten the :rails to the-said suppersideu-of"ithelbeam;

, In testimonyiwhereof, I aflix my signature- 1 hereto.

:WALLAcE Fosoor.

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